Colleague — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an associate that one works with

a person who is member of one's class or profession

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɪbɹəl/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪsɛmbˈɒɡd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪsɛmbˈɒɡd/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɪbɹəl/.

Examples

the surgeon consulted his colleagues
he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

confrere co-worker fellow fellow worker workfellow

Parts of Speech

noun	an associate that one works with
noun	a person who is member of one's class or profession “the surgeon consulted his colleagues”

Word Forms

collegial	adjective	characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues; ; - Merle Fainsod
fellowship	noun	an association of people who share common beliefs or activities

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kollege

ein Mitarbeiter, mit dem man zusammenarbeitet

🇫🇷French

collègue

un associé avec qui on travaille

🇪🇸Spanish

colega

un asociado con el que uno trabaja

🇮🇹Italian

collega

un socio con cui si lavora

🇳🇱Dutch

collega

een medewerker waarmee men samenwerkt

🇵🇹Portuguese

colega

um associado com quem se trabalha

🇷🇺Russian

коллега

сотрудник, с которым человек работает

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सहकर्मी

एक सहयोगी जिसके साथ कोई काम करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

সহকর্মী

একজন সহযোগী যার সাথে কাজ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

சக ஊழியர்

ஒருவர் பணிபுரியும் ஒரு கூட்டாளி

🇮🇳Telugu

సహోద్యోగి

ఒకరు పని చేసే ఒక సహచరుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

सहकारी

एक सहकारी ज्याच्यासोबत काम करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

સાથીદાર

એક સહયોગી જેની સાથે કામ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಹೋದ್ಯೋಗಿ

ಒಬ್ಬರು ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡುವ ಸಹವರ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സഹപ്രവർത്തകൻ

ഒരാൾ ജോലി ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരു അസോസിയേറ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਹਿਕਰਮੀ

ਇੱਕ ਐਸੋਸੀਏਟ ਜਿਸ ਨਾਲ ਕੋਈ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ساتھی

ایک ساتھی جس کے ساتھ کوئی کام کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

同事

一起工作的同事

🇯🇵Japanese

同僚

一緒に働く仲間

🇰🇷Korean

동료

같이 일하는 동료

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đồng nghiệp

một cộng sự mà một người làm việc cùng

🇹🇭Thai

เพื่อนร่วมงาน

ผู้ร่วมงานที่คน ๆ หนึ่งทำงานด้วย

🇮🇩Indonesian

kolega

seorang rekanan yang bekerja dengannya

🇵🇭Filipino

kasamahan

isang kasamang katrabaho

🇲🇾Malay

rakan sekerja

rakan sekutu yang bekerja dengannya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زميل

زميل يعمل معه

🇮🇷Persian

همکار

همکار که با آن کار می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

iş arkadaşı

kişinin birlikte çalıştığı bir ortak

🇮🇱Hebrew

עָמִית

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What is the primary definition of the word 'colleague'?

The primary meaning of 'colleague' is 'an associate that one works with'.

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Using 'colleague' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'colleague' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'colleague' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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